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In another picture taken that day we can also see Michael.Michael has what appears to be a DVD in his hand. It is entitled "Shut Up & Sing".This is a documentary film entitled "Shut Up & Sing".Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing"Shut Up & Sing" is a 2006 documentary film that follows the Dixie Chicks, an extremely successful all-woman Texas-based country music trio, over a three year period of intense public scrutiny, fan backlash, physical threats, and pressure from both corporate and conservative political elements in the United States after lead singer Natalie Maines publicly criticised then President of the United States George W. Bush during a live 2003 concert in London as part of their Top of the World Tour.The film then cuts to a scene from the Dixie Chicks March 10, 2003 concert at the Shepherd's Bush Empire Theatre in London, England. The atmosphere in the European audience is of dramatic opposition to the announcement from United States President George W. Bush's authorization of the invasion of Iraq. Approximately 1 million people had recently demonstrated in London against the impending war. During the introduction to their song "Travelin' Soldier" Natalie Maines, a Texas native, says:"Just so you know, we’re on the good side with y’all. We do not want this war, this violence, and we’re ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas."[youtube:3t43gi31]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Z6FgWM-og[/youtube:3t43gi31]The title of the film is a lyric from the Dixie Chicks' 2006 post-controversial single "Not Ready to Make Nice" from the album Taking the Long Way. It was the criticism and hate mail that they received because of their political statements, one of which drew such concern from both the FBI and the Texas Rangers that they advised the Chicks to cancel a concert in Dallas, Texas, and they were shown the original letter that specified a date, time, and location at which lead singer Natalie Maines would be shot dead, unless she "shut up and sang". However, the show took place without incident. Living in a constant state of fear took an emotional toll on the Chicks, in particular because they toured with their babies with them.The song, "Not Ready to Make Nice" includes a reference to that very real death threat: And how in the world can the words that I said Send somebody so over the edge That they'd write me a letter Saying that I better shut up and sing or my life will be over?!Commentator Laura Ingraham made the same reference in the title of her book Shut Up & Sing: How Elites from Hollywood, Politics, and the UN Are Subverting America.The tagline of the film, "freedom of speech is fine as long as you don't do it in public", is a reference to a scene in which an interviewed protester says "freedom of speech is fine but by God you don't do it outside of the country and you don't do it in mass publicly".You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login[youtube:3t43gi31]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pojL_35QlSI[/youtube:3t43gi31]Shut Up & Sing: How Elites from Hollywood, Politics, and the UN are Subverting America by Laura IngrahamMeet the elites.They think you’re stupid. They think all freedom loving Americans are stupid. They think patriotism is stupid. They think churchgoing is stupid. They think flag-flying is stupid. They despise families with more than two children. They are sure that where we live — anywhere but near or in a few major cities — is an insipid cultural wasteland.They think your SUV is evil — although theirs is absolutely necessary. They think owning a gun is criminal. They think George Bush is an idiot. They even think it’s wrong for us to do what we have to do to protect our nation and our loved ones. Worst of all, they think our abiding belief in the goodness of America and its founding principles is naïve and misguided.But in this refreshing and blisteringly insightful look at the elites, Laura Ingraham reveals that it is they, not us, who are pickled in prejudice, morally blind, and outrageously hypocritical. In a word, it is they who are stupid. Ingraham exposes the outrageous howlers and muddled thinking peddled by a rogue’s gallery of Hollywood celebs, media yuppies, trial lawyers, multiculturalists, God-haters, and race-relations bullies who are exalted as heroes by the elite.Ingraham unmasks the shallowness of elite thinking everywhere it is found: in politics, the media, the ivory tower, arts and entertainment, and even business and international organizations. Nor does she restrict her skewering of the elite only to its natural home, the Democratic Party — she ably zeroes in on elite enclaves within the GOP as well.Ingraham reveals: * Why the elites want America to be torn down, tradition by tradition * The real reason Hollywood is politically moronic: including a case study of “Stupid White Man” Michael Moore * How to understand the goals of the elite — and spot their tactics * Why the elites are “theophobic” — and bent on eradicating religion from American life * The antiwar crowd: anti-Americanism in disguise. * Why our current immigration policies border on insanity * How our colleges and schools try to brainwash students in political correctness and anti-Americanism * The UN: why this darling of the elites desperately needs to be reformed, reconfigured, and reoriented * Why the elites are either losing or on shaky ground on most issuesMeet the elites. They have big plans for us. But with dead-on wit and precision, Laura Ingraham shows how we can torpedo their plans.You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
